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Hebrew wordlink #223306

OSHB Neh 4:4 כֹּחַ (koaḩ) Strongs=3581 b Lemma=‘כֹּחַ’
contextual word gloss=‘the_strength_of’ word gloss=‘ability’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-445

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Other uses (5) of identical word form כֹּחַ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘כֹּחַ’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘[the]_strength_of’, ‘the_power_of’, ‘the_strength_of’.

NUM 14:17 contextual word gloss=‘the_power_of’ word gloss=‘ability’ OSHB NUM 14:17 word 4

OET-LV: 17 And_now may _it _be _great please the _power _of my_master just_as you _have _spoken to_say. (NUM_14:17)

OET-RV: 17 So may the power of my master be great, just as you’ve previously said, (NUM 14:17)

2 CHR 13:20 contextual word gloss=‘the_strength_of’ word gloss=‘ability’ OSHB 2 CHR 13:20 word 3

OET-LV: 20 And_not the _strength _of he _retained of _Yārāⱱəˊām again in_the _days _of ʼAⱱiy^yāh and_he_struck _him YHWH and_he/it _died. (CH2_13:20)

OET-RV: 20 Yaraveam never regained military strength during Aviyah’s reign, and after a time Yahweh struck him with sickness and he died. (CH2 13:20)

JOB 6:12 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_strength_of’ word gloss=‘ability’ OSHB JOB 6:12 word 2

OET-LV: 12 (if) the_strength _of stones strength _of_is_my or flesh _of_is_my bronze. (JOB_6:12)

OET-RV: 12 Am I strong like rock?
⇔ ≈ Is my body made of bronze? (JOB 6:12)

JOB 30:2 contextual word gloss=‘the_strength_of’ word gloss=‘ability’ OSHB JOB 30:2 word 2

OET-LV: 2 Also the _strength _of their _hands _of_of to/for_what to/for_me on_them vigor it _had _perished. (JOB_30:2)

OET-RV: 2 What use was the strength of their arms to me?
⇔ Their contentment with life has gone. (JOB 30:2)

PSA 111:6 contextual word gloss=‘the_power_of’ word gloss=‘ability’ OSHB PSA 111:6 word 1

OET-LV: 6 The _power _of his _works _of_of he _has _declared to_his _of_people to_give to/for_them an _inheritance _of nations. (PSA_111:6)

OET-RV: 6 He showed his powerful works to his people
⇔ in giving them the inheritance of other nations. (PSA 111:6)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘כֹּחַ’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘[the]_strength_of’, ‘ability’, ‘power’, ‘strength’, ‘the_power_of’, ‘the_strength_of’.